By Vincent Maher
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/ 6 October 2004

Memogate — the real issue for Big Media

The blogging community, some call it the ”blogosphere”, is at the heart of the latest US news scandal involving 60 Minutes, a CBS News show well respected for its journalism and Dan Rather, the 60 Minutes anchor. The growing argument between traditional media (radio, TV and print) and the ”We Media” (bloggers and wiki users) has never before been so clearly laid out for the public to see, but it worries me that most are missing the point.